A World Without "24"; Or, Can I Punch You?

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I finally saw the unbelievably entertaining trailer for the seventh season of 24—ironically on the same day that Fox announced that, due to the WGA writers' strike, the show's January premiere will be delayed "to ensure that 'Day 7' can air uninterrupted, in its entirety." You know how much I adore 24, so you can imagine how much I want to punch things. I feel so cockteased right now that I could kick a puppy.

Curiously, I've not chimed in about this writers' strike because I actually don't have any strong opinions on the matter. Can I please please please be ambivalent about the whole thing? Am I allowed? Please? On the one hand, yes, I obviously sympathize with writers because I am one and I know the studio fat cats would not suffer if they caved in to the WGA's modest demands; on the other hand, I have this ingrained notion of unions and strikes as bastions of blue-collar solidarity and the WGA (of which I am currently not a member) has always seemed like part of "the establishment" to me. So I hope you allow me to remain conflicted. Look, I just want everyone to be happy—is that so goddamn wrong? Let's resolve this mofo, so I can go back to watching my stories.

THE FOLLOWING 24 TRAILER CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS. WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THE SPOILERS SOME MONTHS AGO, I WAS INFURIATED AND CANCELLED MY SUBSCRIPTION TO THE 24 BLOG. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED:

[NEW NOTE, 11:13AM: LOREN JUST CALLED ME TO YELL AT ME FOR POSTING THIS, DEMANDING THAT I TAKE IT DOWN BECAUSE IT GIVES AWAY TOO MUCH. SO I AM WARNING YOU AGAIN. IF YOU ARE 24 FAN AND DON'T LIKE SPOILERS, DO NOT WATCH THIS!]